2011

Video: Animated Napoleon Dynamite on Fox

By now you’ve probably caught wind of Fox’s plans to air an animated version of the cult classic Napoleon Dynamite, which will include original voice-overs from Napoleon, Kip, Uncle Rico,

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I Love The ’00s: Big Wu Family Reunion

There was a time in the early ’00s when Minnesota-based jamband The Big Wu were filling small clubs throughout the Midwest and seemed poised for big things. After a couple

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CYHSY Lead Latest Outside Lands Additions

Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Presents and Starr Hill Presents, in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, have announced lineup additions for the fourth annual Outside Lands

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Ollabelle Returns With Neon Blue Bird

Ollabelle, a band beloved for "breathing new life into old sounds" (NPR), has emerged from a five year period of  personal change – including marriages, births, tours and other projects-

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Low: C’Mon

Low’s ninth album C’Mon, released in April on Sub Pop Records, in no way diminishes their catalogue or reduces them from the fantastic slowcore indie band they’ve known to be, but at the same time it never quite reaches its full potential.

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Festival News: Werk Out / Jam Cruise 10 / Summer Camp Matchups / Outside Lands

One of the busiest bands this festival season has to be Ohio jammers The Werks who are set to perform at North Coast, Wakarusa, All Good, Summer Camp and at least 11 other festivals over the next four months. The Werks will also throw a festival of their own, the Werk Out Festival, on September 8 – 11 at Zane Shawnee Caverns in Bellefontaine, OH. Dark Star Orchestra, EOTO, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Johnny Neel, The Floorwalkers and the Family Groove Company are among the groups scheduled to perform at Werk Out with DSO set to play a historical Jerry Garcia Band show, for the first time, along with vocalist Donna Godchaux.

One of the best parts of Jam Cruise is the Jam Room where the boat’s musicians come to improv late at night. While there’s some wankery to be had, you’ll find plenty of magical moments on the newly circulated recordings from Jam Cruise 9’s Jam Room sessions. Wally Ingram hosted the action on January 5 [FLAC, MP3, STREAM], George Porter Jr. led the jams on January 6 [FLAC, MP3, STREAM], Big Sam tackled hosting duties on January 7 [FLAC, MP3, STREAM] and Steve Kimock was in charge on January 8 [FLAC, MP3, STREAM]. Jam Cruise’s 10th voyage will leave Port Everglades in Florida on January 9 for five days of music from the likes of Umphrey’s McGee, Galactic, 7 Walkers, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers and The New Mastersounds. After what event promoters described as “the strongest pre-sale” to date, JC10 cabins are now on sale to the general public.

READ ON to see which Summer Camp main stagers will sit in with up-and-coming groups this weekend and for a list of Outside Lands additions…

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Tour Dates: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Back in 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah were

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